Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), on Monday, announced the 19-member Women’s squad for the upcoming home One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) series against India, starting June 23 in Dambulla.
Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu will lead both the squads, including players like Hasini Perera, Nilakshi de Silva, Oshadi Ranasinghe and Inoka Ranaweera. The T20I battle will be played between June 23 to 27 in Dambulla, followed by the ODI series, which is a part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25, in Pallekele between July 1 to 7.
The hosts have made six changes to the squad that toured Pakistan, featuring left-arm seamer Tharika Sewwandi and all-rounders Vishmi Gunaratne, Sathya Sandeepani and Malsha Shehani. Though, experienced wicketkeeper-batter Prasadani Weerakkody and young left-arm tweaker Sachini Nisansala have been left out of the outfit.
Sri Lanka Women squad for ODIs and T20Is against India:
Chamari Athapaththu (captain), Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeevani, Oshadhi Ranasinghe, Sugandika Kumari, Inoka Ranaweeram, Achini Kulasuriya, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Malsha Shehani, Ama Kanchana, Udeshika Prabodhani, Rashmi de Silva, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushani Nuthyangana, Sathya Sandeepani, Tharika Sewwandi
